Retrieval of proximally migrated plastic biliary stents using a
			 metal stent

M. T. Vázquez Rey; B. González Conde; P. A. Alonso Aguirre; I. Couto Wörner; E. Estévez Prieto; B. Crespo Suárez; A. Salazar Laya

doi:10.1055/s-0030-1256704

Endoscopy 2011; 43: E376
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1256704

Unusual cases and technical notes

Retrieval of proximally migrated plastic biliary stents using a metal stent

M. T. Vázquez Rey¹ , B. González Conde¹ , P. A. Alonso Aguirre¹ , I. Couto Wörner¹ , E. Estévez Prieto¹ , B. Crespo Suárez¹ , A. Salazar Laya¹

¹Department of Gastroenterology, La Coruña University Hospital Complex, La Coruña, Spain

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2 Chaurasia O P, Rauws E AJ, Fockens P et al. Endoscopic techniques for retrieval of proximally migrated biliary stents: the Amsterdam experience. Gastrointest Endosc. 1999; 50 780-785

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